KQED Inc.

History

KQED was organized and created by veteran broadcast journalists James Day and Jonathan Rice on June 1, 1953, and first went on air April 5, 1954. It was the sixth public broadcasting station in the United States, debuting shortly after WQED in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station's call letters, Q.E.D., are taken from the Latin phrase, quod erat demonstrandum, commonly used in mathematics. KQED-FM was founded by James Day in 1969 as the radio arm of KQED Television.

On May 1, 2006, KQED, Inc. and the KTEH Foundation merged to form Northern California Public Broadcasting. The KQED assets including its television (KQED) and FM radio stations (KQED-FM) were taken under the umbrella of that new organization. Both remained members of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), respectively. With this change, KQED and KTEH started operating as sister-stations. In October 2006, members gave up their right to vote on the Board of Directors, one of the few major organizations with that arrangement. The "Northern California" name did not become widely used, so in December 2010, the umbrella organization was renamed to "KQED, Inc.". KTEH changed its call letters to KQEH and rebranded as "KQED Plus" on July 1, 2011 after research found that most viewers were unaware that KTEH was affiliated with KQED.

KQED public television

Main article: KQED (TV)

KQED is a PBS-member public television station in San Francisco, California, broadcasting digitally on UHF channel 30, and virtually on its analog-era channel 9. This channel is also carried on Comcast cable TV and via satellite by DirecTV and Dish Network. Its transmitter is located on Sutro Tower, and has studios based in San Francisco's Mission District.

KQED public radio

Main article: KQED-FM

KQED-FM (88.5) is an NPR-member radio station owned by KQED, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

As of 2013, KQED-FM was the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation according to Cision.

References

References

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6. (2 May 2006). "KQED, Inc. and KTEH Foundation Form New Broadcast Organization". KQED Pressroom.
7. Garofoli, Joe. (October 27, 2006). "NORTHERN CALIFORNIA / KQED members opt out of voting for board / 5 other measures on ballot pass by 90% majority". SFGate.
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9. (2015-04-07). "About KQED's former legal name". KQED, Inc..
10. Barney, Chuck. (June 22, 2011). "TV station KTEH to drop call letters, become KQED Plus". [[Contra Costa Times]].
11. (2013-02-13). "Top 10 NPR Affiliate Radio Stations - Cision". Cision.